InFacts about India-21 April 2022

🇮🇳 FACTS ABOUT INDIA🇮🇳
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Shri Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of ten Gurus who founded the Sikh religion and the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675 on the orders of Aurangzeb, in front of a massive crowd. Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk.

Muhi-ud-Din Muhammad, commonly known by the sobriquet Aurangzeb or by his regnal title Alamgir, was the sixth Mughal emperor, who ruled over almost the entire Indian subcontinent for a period of 49 years.

*Aurangzeb imprison his father Shah jahan?*

Accusing him of squandering the treasury on frivolous constructions. When the emperor became seriously ill in 1657, Aurangzeb began a two-year-long maneuvering for power. By 1658, he had eliminated his brothers, declared himself emperor and imprisoned his ailing father.

Aurangzeb was responsible for Shah Jahan’s death indirectly when he dethroned his father in 1658 on the grounds of illness. Despite Shah Jahan recovering, Aurangzeb still had him imprisoned until his death in 1666.

VEDIK GYAN:

Dhwaja Stambha , or Flag Pole, is an important feature of most South Indian Temples. The top portion of the Dhwaja Stambham has three horizontal perches or three branches pointing towards the Sanctum. It symbolizes righteousness, reputation and propriety or the Trimurtis – Vishnu, Brahma and Shiva.

*Scientific Reasons behind Dwajasthambam:* Whenever there’s a lightning, it strikes the ground and causes severe damage. … This is why Dwajasthambam has an Antenna like structure that receives all the cosmic rays to the Gopuram of the temple. As a flagpole, it is erected also to centralize the energy towards the temple.

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For man *: त्वं सुन्दरः असि। (tvam sundaraḥ asi)*

For a woman: *त्वं सुन्दरी असि। (tvam sundarI asi)*